Comfortable pack, synthetic sleeping bag, sil-nylon or plastic tarp, wind pants and jacket, fleece, winter hat, wicking layer top & bottom, 2 lighters, little ziploc with a handful of firestarters (I'm lazy), water filter, pocketknife, string, small first aid kit, bug dope, water bottle, led headlamp.

I suspected you started lower than $22K but now my hat es really off to you when you say it was your first deal.

That's no small feat so I tip my hat to you.

I suggest you keep your "friends" from getting into situations where they are having to wear the hat of a lender.

I just realized this thread is getting super long so hats off for going through the whole thing :) . 

Hats off Mike! 

As an Internet marketer one can do their prospecting to get investors by branding themselves as an entrepreneur which translates to wearing many hats.

It may seem like old hat but I definitely still use Craig's List.

I'm also in the process of potentially working my first flip (going to do my first walk through of the property tomorrow) with another SM that has more experience in it hat may want to partner with me which I would like to be able to do in Texas long term.

When rehab flipping, you want to find comps hat are in perfect move in condition, those are your exit value comps.